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Been a long time since the last update. Things were going slow for a while. I fell, landed on my elbow and tore two of my Rotator Cuff muscels. Had to have surgery then in a sling for six weeks and still going to see the Physical Therapy staff with a 10 lb weight limit.
The old truck is doing better than I am. I finished the cab mounts and floor pans. Replaced the lower door pillars on both sides and welded shut every hole I could find. I cut the wires on the main ECM/EEC plug and moved the ECM into cab and mounted it below the glove box. I had to lengthen most of the wires to get things to fit inside the cab then solder and shrink wrap all the splices. I've got the seat back in, the doors, fenders and front grill are back on it has fresh oil and anti-freeze.
The truck starts up right away every time I give it a try. Runs nice and smooth. What i have to finish is the back half of the exhaust piping, tidy up the wiring behind the cluster and put the hood back on. I'm waiting on the hood because I pulled the big front window out of the camper to replace a crack in the glass and don't have the window back in yet.
Thing are looking up. For quite a while it just sat there and I wasn't able to do anything with it at all.
Drivers side of the cab with new floor. Working on the passenger side. EEC/ECM module mounted under the glove box. Cab with the Gear and Lightning Bolt floor mat installed. Inertia switch for the fuel pump hanging over the steering wheel. End of the plug for the ECM. Keeping track of the wires was a job. Slow job just takes time to make sure everything works.
I like your 64. That little 292 was definitely screaming on the highway. I really like that your floor mat is still intact. I have a 292 powered 64 F600 wrecker and my mat is falling apart. I wish I could find another one. Have you ever scaled the truck as a camper?
Thanks for the compliment on the old truck. The floor mat does have a rip in it but it folds right into the right shape so I'm still using it. Kind of hard to find the Lightning Bolt and Gear floor mat anymore.
You're right about the 292 screaming. I would be pouring the coals to it to try to get a little over 60 mph and everybody else was buzzing past doing 70 or better. I'm pretty sure that that 100 mile stretch did the motor in.
I've never scaled the truck. It is still winter time so I'm still messing around with it in the shop when the weather is decent. I'm thinking about running it down to the scale at the feed mill when I put the old gal back on the road this spring.
The old yellow camper is doing great. I finished the motor a couple of years ago. The fuel injected 460 moved the truck right down the road. I can run with the regular traffic with the throttle only a quarter of the way down. Hills are no problem. Cruises like a dream at 70. The rear end is out of a 1985 F350 welding truck with 4.10 gears. Fuel mileage increased from 6 - 6.5 MPG up to 10 - 11 MPG with the overdrive and rearend. I just wish I could come up with a disk brake system for the straight axle with 8 lug wheels.
My son is into the vintage camping so I fit right in with their group. Usually two or three weekend camping trips over the summer. Usually wind up going about 150 miles one way to the rallies. Out camping with the family Headed home after the weekend
Thanks Muppy. I filled out their form ans sent it to TSM this afternoon. I have seen kits like that for the five bolt hubs but not thee eight bolt. The old camper is like trying to stop a tank when I'm trying to slow it down. Always need to plan ahead and do some down shifting.
01-09-2018, 08:57 PM
,Doug.
